St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22


| voter who is known to all the judges of election
and is an householder in such district stating his
own residence and that re knows such person
Offering vote; that he does reside at the place
| he mentioned and has resided in ssich district
| and county for the period stated by such per-
| son; which affidavit shall be subscribed and
| sworn to in the same way. Whereupon the
! Votes of such person shall be received
| anc numbered and entered as other votes But
| such clerks and the judges in charge of the
| registers shall state in their respective books
| the facts IN sv..N case; and the athdavits de-
| lisered 60 such judges shall be preserved and
| returned with the books and registers to the
| office of the L,ty clerk or recorGor.
SEC. 81. II any judge or clerk of election, or
anv other officer, or any other person, required
by this chapter TO perform any act OF thing
whatever. shall willtully fail refuse to
| perform such act or thing, or shall
be guilty of any fraud. corruption,
Partially, or misbehavior in canvassing, or
making any returns of votes, or shall wrong
fully refuse to make or deliver any certificate of
election OF shall wilfully perform any act or
| thing falsely or corruptlv in any manner he shall
be guilty of felony, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the state
prison for a term not less than six months nor
more than one year. or by fine OF not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than two Thousand
dollars, or both, i'll the discretion OF the court
| SEC. 50. Whoever willfully votes in any cleo
| tior district III which he does not actually re-
side. shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the county
| jail for q term not less than one month, nor
more than six months.
SEC, So. Whoever votes more than once at
the same election shall be guilty OF felony. and,
| on convection Thereon, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the state prison for term not
less than six months nor more than one year.
SEC. 81. ANY resident OF another state who
| votes in this state is guilty or felony, and, on
conviction thereof. shall be punished by impris-
| oIment in the state prison for term not less
| than one month, nor more than one year.
| SEC. 50. Whoever, not being qualified voter
votes al any election with an unlawful intent,
Is guilty of u teiony, and, on conviction thereof
| shall be punished by Imprisonment in the state
| month
| one year.
SEC. Sc. Whoever aids assists, counses or adj
| viSeS another to vote, knowing that such person
Is not duly qualified 20 vote at the place where
| and the time when the vote is to be given, is
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be subject to fine of not more than
| five hundred dollars. nor less than one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than one month, nor more than six months.
SEC. 81 Whoever procures aids, assists,
| counSelS or advises another to go come into
any county, Town or election district for the pur-
pose of giving hi, vote therein, knowing that'the
| person is not duly qualified to vote therein, is
| guilty of felony, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the state
| prison for term not less than six moths nor
mere than one year.
SEC. So. Whoever, by threat or bribery, at
tempts to influence any elector in giving his vote
| or ballot, or, by such means, attempts to deter
him from giving his vote or ballot, is guilty of a
| misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall
| be punished by a fine of not less than one hun
dTea nor more than one thousand dollars, and
by imprisonment in the county jail not less than
| one month, nor more than six months.
| SEC. 80. Whoever furnishes elector, who
cannot read the language in which such ticket is
| printed or written with ticket, informing him
| that II contains maine or names different from
| those written or printed theron. with an intent
TO deceive and induce him TO vote contrary to
| his inclination, or who frauduiently changes a
ballot of any elector, by reason of which such
| elector is prevented from voting for such caudi-
and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
| imprisonment in the county jail not less than
| two months nor more than one year
| SEC 80. Whoever, after proclamation is made
| of the opening of the polls, and at any time be-
fore the vote is fully canvassed, shall wilifully
offer Or deliver to judge of election. to be placed
| IN I box or boxes, more than ballot Tor the
| same candidate or candidates, or shall fraudu-
| lently put q ballot ticket into anv box Or
boxes, is guilty Of felony, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison for q term not less than six
months nor more than one year.
SEC. 81. IT any person challenged, as I'M
| qualified to vote, be guilty of false corrupt
swearing or affirmation in taking any oath or
affirmation prescribed by his chapter, he shall
deemed to nave committed wiiiful and corrupt
perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall suffer
the punishment attached by the laws Of this
| state TO the crime of perjury.
SEC 81 If any judge or clerk of election, or
any other person. shall willfully corruptly
ascertain, in any manner, or shall [allow any
other person 10 ascertain in any manner, or shall
wilifuliy publish or reveal how any eector voted
at an election, he shall, on conviction thereof be
fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or be imprisoned in the county Jail not
exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion Of
the courr.
SEC. 93 Whoever shall willfully take or carry
away from the place where IL has been depoSiG-
ed, OF snail deface or mutllaue, change or add to
any poll book, ballot, list or register, or any
name figures therein, shall, on conviction
thereof, be fnedin sum not exceeding one thou
prison not longer than one veal, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
SEC. "a Any person who shall take down OF
deface any list OF names posted by any board OF
registration as hereinbefore provided for, shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof be punished by fine of fifty dollars, or
be imprisoned in the county Jail for the term OF
sixty days, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 95 Any person who shall cause his
name to be registered in more than one election
district or who shall cause his name to be regis
tered knowing that he is not qualified eector
in the district where said registry is made, OF
who shall falsely represent any registered voter,
and any person causing, aiding abeating any
person to do either of said acts, shallupon con-
victlon thereof be punished for each offense by
imp iSonlnent in the Stale prison for term not
less than one year. All intentional false swear
ing before q board of registration shall be
deemed willful and corrupt perjury and on con-
v1ction thereof, punished such.
SEC. SO. 1t stall be the duty Of the county
attorney in each county in this state to prose-
cute any persons violating any of the provisions
OF this chapter, and to sue for and enforce all
penalties incurred for any violation of this chap
Ter or any part thereof, upon his own motion, or
| V,
accompanied ny the requisite proof Of such Of
| Tense, offenses
SEC. 81. All fines incurred and collected IN
der this chapter shall be paid into the county
treasury OF the county where the offense is com
mltted, for the use OF the common schools of
such county.
SEC. 90. Chapter one ~ of the General Stat
utes of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight
ISIS and all acts amendatory thereof, and of
any part thereof, are hereby repealed.
SEC go If at any political primary election
s.
ISOLATION in this state any individual shall
falsely personate and vote under the name Of any
the right to do so, or shall wilfully and wrong
fully obstruct aud prevent others from voting
VINO have the right to do so at such primary, OF
shall fraudulently and wrongfully conceal or de-
stroy ballots cast. or In any manner intention
ally and wrongfully deposit ballots in the ballot
box, or take them therefrom. shall commit
any other fraud or wrong tending to defeat OF
affect the result of the election he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. 100 The presiding officer andrinspectors
at any such election shall, before entering upon
their duties, seyerally sign and swear to an oath
i'll form now required of inspectors at general
elections. The vote or ballot of any person Of
| fered at such election shall, upon challenge by
any lawful voter thereat, be rejected, unless he
be sworn as TO his qualifications such voter
and the presiding officer any inspector of such
| primary is hereby empowered, and it shall be his
duty, TO administer oath to such person and
TO any other person Offering to vote, as he NAV
deem advisable, to the effect that he will true
answers make to such questions as shall be put
| 80 him touching his qualifications as a voter and
his right to vote. He NAV then be examined as
TO such qualifications and right to vote. If he
shall swear to the necessary Qualifications of .
voter as prescribed by the regulations OF the as
ISOLATION holding the primary or convention, his
vote shall be received. 1t the person so sworn
. and examined shall Intentionally swear falsely
, as to his qualifications voter, he shall be
deemed guilty OF perjury and shall. on convic-
! ton, he punished as now prescribed by law IN
the crime OF perjury.
SEC. lOl, If any person acting